The Wexner-Victoria’s Secret Connection
Les Wexner founded Victoria’s Secret and L Brands, the parent company. Wexner’s personal agent and financial manager was Jeffrey Epstein, which gave Epstein direct access to the Victoria’s Secret world.
How the Connection Was Used
Victims and investigators reported that Epstein and his associates sometimes used the Victoria’s Secret connection as a recruitment lure: young women were told that Epstein knew people at Victoria’s Secret and could help them get modeling opportunities with the brand.
Wexner’s Knowledge
Wexner has maintained that he had no knowledge of Epstein’s trafficking activities. He described himself as a victim of Epstein’s financial manipulation and fraud. However, the close ongoing personal relationship between the two has been subject to ongoing scrutiny.
Victoria’s Secret’s Response
After the Epstein scandal broke in 2019, Victoria’s Secret and L Brands faced questions about the Wexner-Epstein relationship. Wexner stepped down from the L Brands board in 2020.
The Broader Pattern
The Victoria’s Secret connection illustrates how Epstein used legitimate, prestigious associations as tools of exploitation and recruitment.